Lead SharePoint Developer
Lead SharePoint Developer
£70,000 to £75,000 plus benefits & bonus - Worthing, Sussex - 1 or 2 days in the office - loads of developmental opportunities within this role
- My client a leading utilities (CNI/Critical National Infrastructure organisation), seek an experienced Lead SharePoint Developer to lead the evolution of their digital workplace for over 3,000 colleagues.
- As the Lead SharePoint Development, you will shape the future of collaboration, content governance, and user experience across SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.
- You will head up a small, skilled SharePoint development team within our Content and Collaboration function, driving modern, secure, user-centred solutions that transform how the business works, shares, and communicates.
Core elements for this positions:
- All about being a strong communicator - lots of technical and non-tech Stakeholder engagement - customer facing.
- Technically very strong.
- Ability to make decisions.
- Someone that can come up with solutions.
- Run Project and Sprints
- Create a centre of excellence.
- A self-starter.
Responsibilities for the Lead SharePoint Developer:
You'll be the strategic and technical lead for all SharePoint development, ensuring we deliver solutions that are scalable, secure, and brilliantly designed.
Typical responsibilities include:
- Leading the design, build and deployment of SharePoint Online sites, structures, and digital experiences.
- Managing and mentoring a team of SharePoint developers, driving quality and continuous improvement.
- Working with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions that deliver real value.
- Overseeing workflow, form, and automation development using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate).
- Driving ECM best practice, from metadata standards to content life cycle and user adoption.
- Providing technical leadership across ECM architecture, integrations, performance improvements, and migrations.
- Ensuring governance, compliance, and security standards are applied consistently across the M365 environment
Additional role requirements for the Lead SharePoint Developer:
- This role incorporates Agile delivery, DevSecOps practices, and ownership of CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps.
- Expected to lead our Content & Collaboration Centre of Excellence, supporting and coaching citizen developers.
- Occasional out-of-hours work may be required to support high-impact changes or platform updates.
What you'll bring to the for the Lead SharePoint Developer role:
Essential:
- Proven expertise in SharePoint Online and M365 development, including SPFx, PowerShell, PnP, and the Power Platform.
- Strong understanding of the software development life cycle, including Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps.
- Experience leading technical teams and delivering enterprise-level digital collaboration solutions.
- Programming skills across .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core), JavaScript/TypeScript, and frameworks such as React.
- Experience working with Azure DevOps and cloud-based architectures.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Desirable:
- Scrum Master or Product Owner certification.
- Experience in UX, design thinking, or user research within digital product development.
Lead SharePoint Developer
£70,000 to £75,000 plus benefits & bonus - Worthing, Sussex - 1 or 2 days in the office - loads of developmental opportunities within this role